Page 54 - 1.Felicity Online policies 2021

 Staff must not mention any of the children from the nursery on their online profiles
 Staff must not write direct or indirect suggestive comments about work on their online profiles
 Staff must not publish photos of the children on their online profiles

 Staff must not publish photos of other staff while in the nursery on their online profiles
 Staff must not write anything about other staff members on their online profiles
 Staff must not use mobile phones to take photos in the nursery or to access social networking sites
during their working hours

 Staff must not mention any of the companies that Felicity’s Fledglings Day Nursery works with on
their online profile
 In order to maintain professional boundaries staff should not accept personal invitations to be friends
from parents of the nursery unless they know them in a personal capacity. Instead parents should be
signposted to 'like' the official Facebook page.

 If a parent / carer contacts a staff member via social media and is inappropriate – management must
be informed in the first instance.
 Be cautious & mindful when accepting friend requests from colleagues.
 Staff members are advised to set their online profiles to private so that only friends are able to see
their information.
 Staff are responsible for adhering to the terms of service of each site they use
 Personal profiles should not contain any images or videos which may be perceived as inappropriate
behaviour for a childcare professional
 The nursery logo must not be used in social media apart from the official Facebook page.
 Staff must not put the settings contact details on social media. Parents should be signposted to the
nursery web page.
 Staff will not have the nursery name anywhere in their personal profile.
 Any breaches of the Facebook & social networking policy could result in disciplinary action.
 Staff must use social media in a professional, safe, responsible & respectful way. You must comply
with the law.
 Staff must not use social media to attack, insult, abuse, defame or make negative or discriminatory
comments about anyone.

Staff must be mindful that everything you post online is public, even with the strictest privacy settings. You
must assume that everything is permanent & may be shared.

Felicity’s Fledglings Day Nursery treat 'electronic behaviour' as it would 'non-electronic behaviour'

Felicity’s Fledglings day nursery has a Facebook page available. This is a communication tool for the setting.
We will use it to

 Promote certain events such as parent consultations, trips, social events & visitors
 Update parents on staff training & development

 Give hints and tips for activities the children have enjoyed and home learning ideas
 To give news
 To show photos of activities, trips or special events

We also want to invite your thoughts & comments.